Barbara Gregorich Welcomes You!

Welcome to my web site, where you’ll discover some of the ways that a writer works and how a writer thinks: how some stories come to be.

When I was growing up, I yearned to be a baseball player or a writer — especially a mystery writer. I had no thought at all of writing about baseball, and certainly not about women in baseball. But things turned out otherwise.

Once I was an adult, the decision of what to write first was difficult. I opted for a baseball novel first, a mystery novel second. Thus She’s on First and Dirty Proof were my first two novels. At the same time, I was writing nonfiction and also children’s books. In addition to loving adult fiction, I particularly enjoy early readers. And I particularly enjoyed creating two of them —Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke and Other Stories, and Waltur Paints Himself into a Corner and Other Stories — both published by Houghton Mifflin.

The world of publishing has undergone gigantic changes in the last few years, and one of these changes is the growth of self-publishing. Like many other writers, I participate in both worlds: the world of traditional publishing, and the world of do-it-yourself publishing. Since 2010 I have used self-publishing to reprint She’s on First and Dirty Proof, and also to publish new works such as Sound Proof and Jack and Larry.

As a writer, I want to share what I know, not only through books, but also through various teaching venues. One of the best venues I’ve found is my Facebook Author page. I use this page to discuss a new reading/writing topic each month. Topics which have received the most reader comments and responses include Naming Characters, Writing Habits, Great Expectations, Walden, The Sentence, and Titles. I also have a blog, Much to Write About.

Readers, regardless of their age, enter the book through its words and get swept away by its story. When you love a book, its characters live with you forever. I hope that some of my writing may live with you. Thank you for visiting